@misc{10481/20660,
year = {2011},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/20660},
abstract = {Objectives: The objective was to determine the effect of myofascial techniques on the
modulation of immunological variables.
Design: Thirty-nine healthy male volunteers were randomly assigned to an experimental or
control group.
Interventions: The experimental group underwent three manual therapy modalities: suboccipital muscle release, so-called fourth intracranial ventricle compression, and deep cervical fascia release. The control group remained in a resting position for the same time period under the same environmental conditions.Outcome Measures: Changes in counts of CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, and Natural Killer cells (as
immunological markers) between baseline and 20 minutes post-intervention.
Results: Repeated-measures ANOVA revealed a significant time x groups interaction [F (1, 35)=9.33; p= 0.004] for CD19. There were no significant time x group interaction effects on CD3, CD4, CD8, or Natural Killer cell counts. Intra-subject analyses showed a higher CD19 count in the experimental group post-intervention versus baseline (t=-4.02; p=0.001)], with no changes
in the control group (t=0.526; p=0.608).
Conclusion: A major immunological modulation, with an increased B lymphocyte count, was observed at 20 minutes after the application of craniocervical myofascial induction techniques.},
keywords = {Suboccipital muscle technique},
keywords = {Compression of fourth ventricle},
keywords = {Deep cervical fascia technique},
keywords = {Immunological markers},
keywords = {Psychological variables},
title = {Can myofascial techniques modify immunological parameters?},
author = {Fernández Pérez, Antonio Manuel and Peralta Ramírez, María Isabel and Moreno Lorenzo, Carmen and Pilat, Andrzej and Arroyo Morales, Manuel and Villaverde Gutiérrez, María del Carmen},
}